Tweeting mainly on international development, trade and sustainability - the usual disclaimers apply.
Joined July 2010
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A great film about Fairtrade smallholder banana farmers in Colombia, and how they are working to adapt in the face of the climate crisis. youtu.be/K_bBWAgKWBg
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Add Fairtrade bananas in the Schools Veg & Fruit scheme? Why not indeed! petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Tim Aldred retweeted
Mary Robinson of @TheElders on #COP27 "None of this changes the fact the world remains on the brink of climate catastrophe."
Don't wait for governments.
We need a billion climate activists.
“Equally, the renewed commitment on the 1.5℃ global warming limit was a source of relief. However, none of this changes the fact that the world remains on the brink of climate catastrophe.”
🧵 2/5 #COP27CoverDecision #COP27
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After a final negotiation session, this is what #COP27 negotiators have come up with: unfccc.int/documents/624444
Some reflections from our policy team 🧵👇
2/- OK, there are some wins here: the much publicised breakthrough commitment to a fund on loss and damage unfccc.int/sites/default/fil…, and (less well known) a new agreement on supporting climate responses in agriculture unfccc.int/sites/default/fil…
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A deal on loss + damage is a positive step, but risks becoming a 'down payment on disaster' unless emissions are cut in line with 1.5 🌍@KatieJWhite @wwf_uk
Our leaders didn't deliver the ambition needed on FF + emissions to turn promises into action. wwf.org.uk/press-release/wwf…
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Lets focus on the positive from #COP27 and recognise huge work by @AOSISChair @SaleemulHuq and so many others to achieve #LossAndDamage fund but lets not forget the need for more urgent action on mitigation in line with the science @CAFOD
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Farmers overseas and consumers at home could carry the cost of a weaker Pound warns @FairtradeUK fairtrade.org.uk/media-centr…
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There is nothing more to say.
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#Fairtrade releases a #HREDD guide for smallholder farmer cooperatives to
❗️support them in strengthening human rights and environmental measures
‼️ arm them with knowledge to influence corporate HREDD practices and public HREDD laws.
#Bizhumanrights Read bit.ly/3PYpcVk
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Today we remember the 52 people who were killed, the people who were injured and affected, the heroes who helped and those who lost loved ones because of the terrible events on the 7th of July 2005 in London. @allontheboard
#LondonBombings #NeverForget #7July #London – at London, England
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So - @theCCCuk reckons we're about to miss our CO2 emissions targets & turning that around must include tackling emissions in trade. Quite right. CCC comments on trade here:
theccc.org.uk/publication/cc…
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🧵 We're seeking written evidence for our inquiry on the MoU between the UK & Rwanda on an Asylum Partnership.
Read more about what we're looking for, and how to submit 👇🔍
committees.parliament.uk/cal…
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"A missed opportunity" - @FairtradeUK responds to the National Food Strategy White Paper fairtrade.org.uk/media-centr… @UKSustain
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The new International Development Strategy talks a lot about trade for development - so what's Fairtrade's view? (via politics.co.uk) politics.co.uk/opinion-forme…
Words fail me. What is happening? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
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Rwanda deal will see an "economic development partnership" as part of the "world-first migration" deal
TBC but it looks like the aid budget is potentially being used to incentivise holding asylum seekers offshore
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Far from being the “worst”, African countries are often exemplary. We have a great deal of experience that can help solve global problems. When will the international community start treating us equally and even learn something from us, asks @hmryder. african.business/2022/03/tra…
